The development of VR (Virtual Reality) technology is currently quite great, where there are many things that have been presented using this technology. But currently, there is still a barrier between the VR world and the real world, the barrier is that we can’t touch objects in the VR world.

This is what makes researchers from Cornell University interested in developing sensors that can detect objects in the real world and can later be displayed in VR. This technology comes in the form of an elastic glove which is equipped with several sensors on the fingers.

Not only is it useful for humans, but this technology is also known to be used by robots so that they can sense objects in the real world. Maybe in the future, the robots will be able to find out what object they are holding by using these sensors.

Rob Shepherd as the head of the research said that at this time the technology had begun to be completed. Although it is quite difficult to gauge what touch feels like in the real world, these technologists allow them to make interaction relationships, especially for touch.

In addition, Shepherd also said that this technology would also be very useful for the development of VR and AR-based on motion capture. Because this sensor can tell how much pressure to apply when doing something, for example when repairing a car and changing its wheels.

Last February, OmniVision launched a 64 MP 1 / 1.7 sensor, which has 0.8 µm pixels. And now, the company is releasing a sensor that’s bigger than ever again, which is 64MP 1 / 1.34 and has 1.0µm pixels. Interestingly, this sensor can be used in ultrawide screens.

The pixels, which are larger than OmniVision OV64A, are 60% more sensitive to light compared to 0.8 µm pixels. Naturally, it has a 4-cell (aka Quad Bayer) color filter for pixel binning.

While it can output 8K videos at 30fps, the more interesting mode is 4K with 4-in-1 binning which results in sizable 2.0µm pixels. Especially when used for photos, this same binning mode can produce 16MP images.

This sensor also supports HDR which is even brighter and processes the HDR image faster than before.

Not only that, this sensor can provide them with a stable 4K 120 FPS and also offers 1080p 240 FPS and 720p 480FPS modes.

Reportedly this sensor will be delivered before this year ends which is possible in 2021, some mid-range and high-end phones can use this sensor.

As already circulating, Apple is currently developing a mini-LED screen which will be intended for 6 Apple products ranging from iPad to Mac. And reportedly, the first to use this new technology from Apple is the iPad Pro.

This was expressed by Ming-Chi Kuo himself, who said that this mini-LED was successfully developed and far better than expected. And the Apple product that tasted it for the first time was the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

Reportedly, this latest product from Apple will be implanted in its new devices in 2021 by 50% and in 2022 it has increased by 35% until in the following years, all Apple products have implemented the mini-LED screen.

Oh yes, the info says that the first production will be carried out in Q4 this year with an initial order of 300-400 thousand units.

Fyi, Ming-Chi Kuo is an analyst at TF International Securities, a financial services group in the Asia-Pacific region. He gathered intelligence from his contacts in the Apple Asia supply chain, translating the information he gathered into research notes for clients.